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ERIC Number: EJ929249
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Jul
Pages: 18
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0886-2605
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The Influence of Stereotypical Beliefs, Participant Gender, and Survivor Weight on Sexual Assault Response
Clarke, Allyson K.; Stermac, Lana
Journal of Interpersonal Violence, v26 n11 p2285-2302 Jul 2011
The present study explored the influence of survivor weight and participant gender, rape myth acceptance, and antifat attitudes on perceptions of sexual assault. Using an online survey tool, a community sample of 413 adult Canadian residents reviewed a hypothetical sexual assault scenario and completed a series of evaluations and attitudinal questionnaires. Generalized linear model analyses revealed that participants were more likely to hold the survivor responsible, excuse the perpetrator's actions, and respond more negatively toward the survivor and more positively toward the perpetrator when the survivor was depicted as thin versus overweight. Interactions were found between rape myth acceptance and survivor weight, gender and survivor weight, and gender and antifat attitudes, for certain dependent variables. In addition, men and those with higher levels of rape myth acceptance and antifat attitudes were found to make more negative evaluations of the survivor and more positive evaluations of the perpetrator. Recommendations for future research and interventions are discussed. (Contains 2 tables and 1 note.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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